http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/21-numbers-plastics-manufacturing-recycling-death-landfill http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/21-numbers-plastics-manufacturing-recycling-death-landfill http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/21-numbers-plastics-manufacturing-recycling-death-landfill/key_image Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:55:00 -0500 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:55:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/17-field-notes-stalking-fish-in-name-of-science http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/17-field-notes-stalking-fish-in-name-of-science An exhaustive new marine census is tracking everything that swims in the sea, one fish at a time. Dava Sobel http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/17-field-notes-stalking-fish-in-name-of-science/key_image Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0500 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/13-visual-science-vulcan-awakes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/13-visual-science-vulcan-awakes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/13-visual-science-vulcan-awakes/key_image Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:00 -0500 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/08-introducing-most-efficient-solar-power-in-world http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/08-introducing-most-efficient-solar-power-in-world It's taken 25 years, but a new solar-thermal plant in New Mexico has finally broken the old efficiency record. Cyrus Moulton http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/08-introducing-most-efficient-solar-power-in-world/key_image Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:40:00 -0500 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:40:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/9-the-easiest-way-to-fight-global-warming http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/9-the-easiest-way-to-fight-global-warming Is there an easier way to slow global warming that doesn't involve halting CO2 emissions? The answer just might be yes: All we need to do is clean up the soot. Peter Fairley http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/9-the-easiest-way-to-fight-global-warming/key_image Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0500 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-hurricanes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-hurricanes A typical hurricane releases some 600 trillion watts of heat energy, equivalent to 200 times the world’s total electrical generating capacity. Jocelyn Rice http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-hurricanes/key_image Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:25:00 -0500 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:25:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment Recycling plastic is tricky business—so much so that many of those plastics you toss in the bin are better off as garbage. Rachel Cernansky http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/06-when-recycling-is-bad-for-the-environment/key_image Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:10:00 -0500 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:10:00 -0500 Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/30-state-of-the-climate-and-science http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/30-state-of-the-climate-and-science Four scientists discuss where the climate is and where it's going. photography by Timothy Archibald http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/30-state-of-the-climate-and-science/key_image Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:35:00 -0500 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:35:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/24-volcanoes-meteoroids-make-materials-harder-than-diamond http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/24-volcanoes-meteoroids-make-materials-harder-than-diamond Adam Hadhazy http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/24-volcanoes-meteoroids-make-materials-harder-than-diamond/key_image Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:10:00 -0500 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:10:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/18-forget-lightning-how-do-we-catch-sunshine-in-a-bottle http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/18-forget-lightning-how-do-we-catch-sunshine-in-a-bottle Renewable power is inspiring clever new ways to store electricity—and to uncork it exactly when and where it is needed. Maggie Koerth-Baker http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/18-forget-lightning-how-do-we-catch-sunshine-in-a-bottle/key_image Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:40:00 -0500 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:40:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/10-building-interstate-highway-system-for-energy http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/10-building-interstate-highway-system-for-energy Tomorrow’s smart grid will keep the lights on and factories humming with clean (but fickle) renewable energy. Peter Fairley http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/10-building-interstate-highway-system-for-energy/key_image Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:20:00 -0500 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:20:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/08-new-tech-could-make-nuclear-best-weapon-against-climate-change http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/08-new-tech-could-make-nuclear-best-weapon-against-climate-change Two new designs aim to make nuclear reactors safer and vastly more efficient. Elizabeth Svoboda http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/08-new-tech-could-make-nuclear-best-weapon-against-climate-change/key_image Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:10:00 -0500 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:10:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-when-life-gives-you-manure-make-clean-fuel http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-when-life-gives-you-manure-make-clean-fuel The simple step of drying out animal waste can help turn it into a safer, more practical energy source. Stephen Cass http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-when-life-gives-you-manure-make-clean-fuel/key_image Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:25:00 -0500 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:25:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/18-red-badge-of-climate-change http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/18-red-badge-of-climate-change Tracing the flow of a blood-red fluorescent dye may reveal the ultimate fate of the Greenland's ice. http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/18-red-badge-of-climate-change/key_image Mon, 18 May 2009 10:45:00 -0500 Mon, 18 May 2009 10:45:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-a-shad-situation http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-a-shad-situation The population of American shad rebounded in the 1990s but is again on the wane. Darlene Cavalier http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-a-shad-situation/key_image Sun, 17 May 2009 10:10:00 -0500 Sun, 17 May 2009 10:10:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/03-next-source-of-green-energy-your-car-itself http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/03-next-source-of-green-energy-your-car-itself A new MIT invention turns shock absorbers into electric generators. Andrew Grant http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/03-next-source-of-green-energy-your-car-itself/key_image Sun, 03 May 2009 14:25:00 -0500 Sun, 03 May 2009 14:25:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-tunnels http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-tunnels New York has a forgotten one, Texas has a $2 billion wasted one, and Switzerland's building the longest. Jocelyn Rice http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-tunnels/key_image Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:15:00 -0500 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:15:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/13-eyes-in-sky-show-air-pollution-is-much-worse http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/13-eyes-in-sky-show-air-pollution-is-much-worse New satellite tracking gives a much more accurate read on global air pollution. Boonsri Dickinson http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/13-eyes-in-sky-show-air-pollution-is-much-worse/key_image Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:40:00 -0500 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:40:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/10-worlds-biggest-tornado-hunt http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/10-worlds-biggest-tornado-hunt Next month, 100 meteorologists will try to finally understand the dynamics of tornadoes—like the one that killed three people in Mena, Arkansas, last night. Leora Frankel http://discovermagazine.com/2009/may/10-worlds-biggest-tornado-hunt/key_image Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:25:00 -0500 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:25:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/09-can-smart-tech-keep-chevy-volt.s-battery-running http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/09-can-smart-tech-keep-chevy-volt.s-battery-running GM says that tightly controlling how the battery charges will keep it alive for 10 years/150,000 miles. Stephen Cass http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/09-can-smart-tech-keep-chevy-volt.s-battery-running/key_image Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:25:00 -0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:25:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/06-diamonds-are-geologist.s-best-friend http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/06-diamonds-are-geologist.s-best-friend Tiny carbon spheres hidden under rock and ice may be telltales of cataclysmic comet strikes. Andrew Grant http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/06-diamonds-are-geologist.s-best-friend/key_image Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:25:00 -0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:25:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/30-strange-forests-that-drink-eat-fog http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/30-strange-forests-that-drink-eat-fog Researchers have discovered that fog, originating offshore from some of the richest ocean waters on the planet, arrives in fog forests around the world bearing essential fertilizing nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, and sulfur. Michael Tennesen http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/30-strange-forests-that-drink-eat-fog/key_image Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:40:00 -0500 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:40:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/19-how-to-tell-if-you.re-poisoning-yourself-with-fish http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/19-how-to-tell-if-you.re-poisoning-yourself-with-fish Researchers are creating genetic tests to determine if mercury hiding in that "healthy" dinner could be messing with your brain. David Ewing Duncan; photograph by Kathrin Miller http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/19-how-to-tell-if-you.re-poisoning-yourself-with-fish/key_image Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:50:00 -0500 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:50:00 -0500 Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/13-whatever-happened-to-acid-rain http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/13-whatever-happened-to-acid-rain A former household term, acid rain is often mistaken as a "solved problem." But while legislation has cleaned up much of it, the problem is far from over—especially in rapidly industrializing countries. Stephen Ornes http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/13-whatever-happened-to-acid-rain/key_image Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:05:00 -0500 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:05:00 -0500 Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time 3) Daylight Saving Time began as a joke by Benjamin Franklin, who proposed waking people earlier on bright summer mornings so they might work more during the day and thus save candles. 19) Time has not been around forever. Most scientists believe it was created along with the rest of the universe in the Big Bang, 13.7 billion years ago. LeeAundra Temescu http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time/key_image Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:45:00 -0500 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:45:00 -0500 Print Article